ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEFT-FIELD
From baseball term left field, the area of the outfield to the batter's left, regarded as the scene of little action.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFT-FIELD»
The term «left-field» is quite widely used and occupies the
43.771 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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4 QUOTES WITH «LEFT-FIELD»
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left-field.
There is a special sensation in getting good wood on the ball and driving a double down the left-field line as the crowd in the ballpark rises to its feet and cheers. But, I also remember how much fun I had as a skinny barefoot kid hitting a tennis ball with a broomstick on a quiet, dusty street in Panama.
My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.
In baseball you hit your home run over the right-field fence, the left-field fence, the center-field fence. Nobody cares. In golf everything has got to be right over second base.
There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919, and he hit a home run off Lefty Williams over the left-field fence in the ninth inning and won the game. It was majestic. It soared.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEFT-FIELD»
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Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball
An eye-opening look at one of baseball's little known stories : the relationship between Jews & Black baseball in Jim Crow America, this text explores how Jewish sports entrepreneurs, political radicals & a team of black Jews called the ...
Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert, 2011
2
The Boy from
Left Field
Did it land in the waters of Lake Ontario and disintegrate over time? Or did someone fish it out? This is the story of a quest for a lost baseball treasure, and of a boy finding his own family roots and a place in the big city.
3
Studies Out in
Left Field: Defamatory Essays Presented to ...
Transformational Grammar's Underground Classic!
Arnold M. Zwicky, Peter H. Salus, Robert I. Binnick, 1992
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Left Field, Reloaded: More Cartoons by Randy Halford
"Left Field, Reloaded" is artist/author Randy Halford's second cartoon book collection of everything else in the world.
5
The Devil's Snake Curve: A Fan's Notes From
Left Field
A humorous, historical, and hirsute miscellany that's the baseball book Howard Zinn would have written, if he hated the Yankees.
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Left Field: Over 1,000 Amazing Baseball Facts You've ...
Presents obscure baseball lore and trivia drawn from old newspapers, interviews with players, and visits to ballparks
Jeffrey Lyons, Douglas B. Lyons, 1998
A former Southampton, Blackburn, Chelsea and England full-back, the erudite and engaging Graeme Le Saux is far removed from the archetypal British footballer.
Graeme Le Saux, Oliver Holt, 2007
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Left Field Strikes Back!: The Third Onslaught of Cartoons
Randy Halford's continuing cartoon saga "strikes back" indeed with an all new batch of satire. Often absurd and silly-and occasionally controversial-"Left Field Strikes Back" ruthlessly attacks the funny bone and takes no prisoners.
9
Left Field Controls the Universe: The Cosmic Cartoon Collection
"Funnier than a cheesy spaceship that sounds like a buzz saw" --- Flash Gordon "Cartoon humor that goes to infinity ... and beyond!
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Left Field: How the Mariners Made Baseball Fly in Seattle
Presents a history of the Seattle Mariners, from their first season in 1977, through a decade of losing seasons, until their resurgance in the 1990s with star players and winning teams.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEFT-FIELD»
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left-field is used in the context of the following news items.
The Jays need a left-field solution, and fast
Take one close look and you'll notice they are in desperate need of some left field assistance as well. According to FanGraphs, the Jays rank ... «Jay's Journal, Jul 15»
Town hope signing wings in from left-field
Town hope signing wings in from left-field. Shrewsbury Town are closing in on the signing of a left winger as boss Micky Mellon continues his ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
